The Minims

[i][b][h1]I CANNOT STOP THINKING ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL GAME[/h1][/b][/i] [u][b][h1]Introduction[/h1][/b][/u] When I first discovered this gem of a game, I immediately fell in love with the sweet art style and the Minim characters. But boy, was I in for a treat: the story is just as sweet and wonderful as the art. The story is, in essence, about the pilgrimage of Mii, a minim, to find his partner Mo who has gone missing. But in his travels to find her he ends up exploring himself and learning about important choices. But the game is not preachy or saccharine - it hits all the right notes that make your feel as if you are exploring right along with Mii. Plus, he is adorable. [u][b][h1]Gameplay[/h1][/b][/u] Gameplay is simple - this is a point and click game so most of the interaction is with the mouse. I did, at first, get stuck with the "looking around" mechanic - it involves holding down a key and moving the mouse - but I soon got used to it. Some may find it annoying but I did not - once I understood it. I think that it could be simplified to be honest; instead of holding down a key just moving the mouse should move the view. The puzzles are just right - not too hard - but keep in mind that I HATE puzzles - so I was really happy with the tips system. If you want hard puzzles, this might not be the game for you. The developers did a great job in keeping the tediousness down with one exception: at one point you need to keep a hamster fed in order to go up and down a mountain. Having to constantly go through three steps when the milk ran out was annoying. [u][b][h1]Pros[/h1][/b][/u] [list] [*]The Mimims and other characters are adorable [*]The story is interesting and thought-provoking [*]The game runs smoothly and is GORGEOUS [/list] [u][b][h1]Cons[/h1][/b][/u] [list] [*]The camera mechanic is clunky [*]The time restriction on the tips feature is annoying for puzzle-haters like me >.< [*]Having to constantly feed the hamster to keep going up and down the mountain was tedious. [/list] [u][b][h1]Final Thoughts[/h1][/b][/u] This is, so far, my favorite game of 2016. One of my viewers says it best: [quote]Only one word "BEAUTIFUL" this was an amazing adventure. Thank you Jessa for taking us along for the journey. Now that I have watch you play it, my daughter and I will see if there are new discoveries to learn. I recommend everyone watching to buy and try this as well :) We need more sweet games like this on the market for young ones, family and those that want variety. There should be balance of more games like these to choose from. <3[/quote] So yeah, The Minims is a MUST BUY. ♥❤ [quote]This review was submitted by [b][url=https://www.youtube.com/user/TheJessaChannel]The Jessa Channel[/url][/b], a YouTube channel that focuses on gaming Let's Plays served up with a soupçon of silly and a whole lot of story. Though beyondthosehills provided a copy for review, all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. If you would like to check out the game in action, here's a gameplay video to enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5TXPSgdi58 [/quote]

Probably a great game for kids, but as an adult who likes point-and-click games it was tedius. The controls were a pain to use, had to use both hands and you can't change them, the camera turns by itself when transitioning areas and you can't turn that off which is unpleasant for the motion sick prone and uses up a lot of time. Cute I guess but I wish I'd skipped this one.

[i]La petite team beyondthosehills composée de trois passionnés grecs nous présente son premier bébé : The Minims. Un point & click d'une autre veine puisqu'il se veut relaxant. Étonnant ? Pas tant que ça venant de la part de trois personnes ayant baigné dans la musique classique avant de se lancer pour défi de créer un jeu vidéo ![/i] Mii est un minim, une espèce presque disparue puisque Mii et sa femme Mo en sont les derniers représentants connus. Ensemble ils vivent sur un grand rocher surplombant un désert aride et dangereux. C'est une journée normale qui s'annonce pour Mii mais la disparition soudaine de sa chère et tendre va venir perturber sa petite vie paisible. Après une courte phase introductive qui nous présente l'univers et les fameux minims, des créatures sans membres qui sautillent pour se déplacer, nous nous retrouvons dans le premier environnement du jeu. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=675773043 Empreint d'un certain charme et à défaut d'être très détaillé, un monde coloré se déploie sous nos yeux mais reste malgré tout assez fermé. Avec trois petits intérieurs et un extérieur, on en a rapidement fait le tour. Alors, bien sûr le jeu est en 3D et il est possible de tourner la caméra à 360° en maintenant la touche shift (un peu déroutant au départ lorsqu'on est habitués aux point & click classiques) mais ces mécanismes ne suffisent pas à maintenir une attention sans faille chez un joueur qui va rapidement espérer que l'aventure se lance pour quitter ces lieux. Les premières quêtes sont d'ailleurs très peu intéressantes : changer l'eau du marais, apporter un café à un PNJ, calmer un autre PNJ apeuré, on en vient à se demander quel est le but de ce jeu et où tout cela va nous mener. Heureusement au sortir de ce premier environnement, très joli je le répète mais trop peu engageant au niveau scénaristique, les actions commencent à s'enchainer un peu plus rapidement. Il ne faut cependant pas s'attendre à un autre chose qu'à un rythme lent avec The Minims, c'est une aventure très calme et sereine. Vous n'êtes pas chargés d'une grande mission, vous ne devrez pas combattre un énième méchant qui vise à détruire le monde. Non, votre but ultime est de retrouver votre bien-aimée disparue. Un court voyage poétique et attachant en somme. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=680129678 Les grands fans de point & click pourraient toutefois ne pas s'y retrouver car en effet, le jeu est très simple. Le but n'est pas de proposer des puzzles complexes mais plutôt de transporter le joueur dans un univers poétique où les casses-têtes n'ont pas lieu d'être. Pour preuve, le jeu dispose d'un système d'indices qui peut vous guider pas à pas si besoin est. Vous visiterez au total trois environnements principaux, tous agréables à l’œil avec leurs couleurs chatoyantes ou leurs créatures improbables, et ce malgré un manque de détails que l'on peut imputer au style choisi et des lieux assez vides dont on a rapidement fait le tour. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=680129934 De ce fait, les quelques allers-retours que vous aurez à faire ne rallongeront pas grandement la durée de vie, plutôt éphémère puisque vous ne devriez pas passer plus de 3h sur ce titre. Je dois dire que j'ai été un peu surprise (et pas dans le bon sens) en apprenant que les développeurs sont avant tout des musiciens. On ne retrouve pas cette passion dans le jeu ! Certes les musiques sont douces et jolies mais elles sont trop discrètes et même absentes hors des phases de transition de zones ! Pourtant le talent est là, il n'est juste pas assez exploité, un comble. Pour conclure, le premier jeu de beyondthosehills comporte de bonnes idées notamment sur la forme, ce concept de créer un jeu que l'on peut qualifier de relaxant est intéressant. D'un autre côté The Minims n'a pas volonté à être story rich d'où la sensation d'un certain vide scénaristique qui en font un jeu mignon au possible mais totalement oubliable en même temps. Il faut voir le jeu comme un court voyage que l'on entreprend sans embûches et non comme "la claque de l'année" pour le genre du point & click. [i] Une clé à été fournie à des fins d'évaluation par le site [url=www.gamesidestory.com]Game Side Story[/url] sur lequel vous retrouverez cette évaluation prochainement.[/i] [quote]Lisez d'autres avis sur ma page de curation : [b][url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/9002662/]Kitsune's Guide[/url][/b][/quote]

Charming adventure game with a very nice style but the puzzles are too simple for adults and the controls are far more complicated than they need to be. I understand what they're going for here but sometimes you dont' need to reinvent the wheel. The wheel was fine as it was.

The Minims is an extremely cute, calm point & click game with lovely scenes and characters. The puzzles are on the easy side, this game provides relaxing entertainment.

The casual and relaxed paced adventure game. Really enjoyed the storyline of the game, it kept the interest of finding Mo. The puzzles were good and even, worth playing with the kids. Loved playing the game!

Excelent game! The graphics are gorgeous, the story is strong, the puzzles are easy at the beginning, more difficult later and sometimes quirky! This game is not for everyone. It is a slow, relaxing and the atmosphere marvelous and pieceful in a minimalist scenery. 3rd chapter - a really surprise! Suddenly it started an epic adventure in a rich surreal world! I am very happy that I found this game, it is a unique and quirky game. I love it.

Simply put The Minims is a very solid point and click adventure game. It isn't the best point and click game but I have played considerably worse point and click games. The story is pretty good, the controls work well, and the graphics are nice. If you like points and click games you should like the game. The two biggest problems with the game are the length and the difficulty. The Minims is too easy in my opinion which leads to the game being pretty short. A lot of the puzzles are pretty straight forward and thus aren't that hard to figure out. If you ever get stuck you can always use the hint system which should make it impossible to get stuck in the game. The easy difficulty is not necessarily a bad thing but if you are looking for a challenge I don't think you will be challenged by The Minims. The easy difficulty makes the game only three to four hours long so you aren't going to get a lot of time out of the game. If you don't care for point and click adventure games, The Minims isn't going to be for you. If you like point and click games though and the premise interests you I think you will enjoy The Minims. Note: I received a review copy from the developer but received no other compensation for the review. [url=http://www.geekyhobbies.com/the-minims-indie-game-review/] Read My Full Review[/url]

THE GOOD Interesting characters and a simple but somewhat engaging story Nice graphics though they're simple too Calming presentation THE BAD Didn't like to have to constantly move the camera around. I don't think this really adds anything to the point and click experience Lackluster audio Story wasn't as engaging as anything I could watch for free on Netflix Puzzles are too easy